A new play with strong Iowa ties about women and venture capital completed a successful three-week run at the Tides Theater in San Francisco last weekend. The play, “And That’s What Little Girls Are Made …
Des Moines lawyer Lee Shearer has written his second – and possibly his last – novel, a fast-moving story that covers 195 pages and ends with a satisfying twist.
It’s called “Hiding in Des Moines,” …
This week’s Business Record takes a look at “Iowans You Should Know,” profiling people who work behind the scenes to get things done.
In that same vein, I thought you might enjoy meeting three Iowans …
Have you ever wondered how downtown Des Moines got to where it is today?
The changes in recent decades are breathtaking. In the last 10 years alone, they include entertainment venues that stretch from the …
Even though the summer Olympics are over for another four years, I still find myself reflecting on this summer’s many “Olympic moments.”
I particularly liked watching the interaction between the coaches and athletes. Together, they …
Martha Washington and Abigail Adams were smart businesswomen. One can argue that Martha’s business sense was at least as good as our first president’s and that Abigail had a far better head for business than …
My neighbor Kent Mauck has a talent – his wife calls it a curse – for restoring older, underappreciated commercial buildings.
By underappreciated, I mean buildings that no one else wants, like the two-story storefront …
When President Obama visited Iowa last summer, he spoke of the importance of strengthening our rural communities and encouraging economic development. One of the keys to this effort is access to the Internet and other …
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